Afflictions Than Is the Man Who Smokes It 



Collecting tobacco leaves under a covering of cheesecloth. The direct rays of the sun 

 make the leaves small and heavy bodied. To produce large, thin, silky leaves for cigar- 

 wrapper purposes, the plant must be protected by cheesecloth or a latticework of lathing 



"Bam cure," or the 

 drying of the green 

 leaves, is the most 

 painstaking task of all. 

 The leaves are strung 

 about an inch apart 

 on poles or strings, 

 which are hung up in 

 bams, tier over tier. 

 Good ventilation is 

 necessary to prevent 

 stem rot and sweating 



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